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Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation

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Type
  
Radio Station

Founder
  
Bishop Gerard Mongeau

Founded
  
1956

Headquarters
  
NDBC Business Center: Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, Philippines NDBC Media Marketing Office: Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Key people
  
Fr. Jonathan Domingo, managing director

Owner
  
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate - Philippine province

Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation (NDBC) is a radio network based in Kidapawan; it is an affiliate of Catholic Media Network. It was granted a license to broadcast in 1956 by a special act of legislation by the Congress of the Philippines.

Awards

The network won two awards in the audio category at the International Committee of the Red Cross Human Reporting Awards in 2013 for two features: Tudok Firiz: Meketefu and Mga Bakwit: TNT (Takbo-ng-Takbo) sa Maguindanao.

In 2013 the network also won two national journalism awards from the Philippines Department of Health for health reporting.

In 2014 the station won three Golden Dove Awards from the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas for Best Radio Documentary Program, Best Radio Special Program and Best Science and Technology program host, as well as nominations for Best Public Affairs Service program host, and Best Radio Public Service Announcement. It was also awarded Best Agriculture Radio segment at the Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards.

In 2015 the station's weekly peace segment won an award from the Catholic Mass Media Association.

References

Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation Wikipedia